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Silly Elephant - Peace with Bees
Peace with Bees is a story about a silly elephant who loves honey and thinks it’s ok to steal honey from the bees. The story teaches kids about compassion and dealing with adversities. The silly elephant’s journey to understand the boundaries and respect everyone would be a visual treat to read.
After Barney snatches the honey from Ephan, Ephan goes and steals honey from the bees despite his friend Sid’s reservations. Little did he know about the consequences of stealing. “Peace with Bees” is a story that teaches children about compassion, respect the boundaries of others. The story is nicely laced with fun facts about bees that would help children appreciate the little things. With stunning graphics and lovable characters ‘Peace with Bees’ truly brings out the joy to the young readers.
After Barney snatches the honey from Ephan, Ephan goes and steals honey from the bees despite his friend Sid’s reservations. Little did he know about the consequences of stealing. “Peace with Bees” is a story that teaches children about compassion, respect the boundaries of others. The story is nicely laced with fun facts about bees that would help children appreciate the little things. With stunning graphics and lovable characters ‘Peace with Bees’ truly brings out the joy to the young readers.
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Published October 2, 2016
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August 31, 2017
On the plus side, this is an adorable story with colorful graphics that tries to teach a lesson about stealing. The dialogue can be read to a younger child. Young readers may need help sounding out some of the words. Middle readers, while able to read the story, may not have as much interest - depending on the child. My son (12), while a bit old for the story, helps evaluate children's books aimed at all ages. His thoughts were similar to mine although he pointed out that honey, when harvested properly, is a valuable commodity. He also pointed out that there are animals that "steal" honey as part of their diet to stay healthy. We agreed that the lesson is a good one to teach, one that can be difficult to understand, so the book has a valid purpose. Overall, it's a well done book for a variety of reading levels - even struggling older readers. I received an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
October 3, 2016
Peace with Bees by Nadh Poduri is a children’s book about a silly, energetic elephant named Ephan who absolutely loves honey. It is written with the intent of teaching children about having compassion and facing adversity. The majority of the text is dialogue-driven, and each page is fully illustrated. The drawings are adorable – and pop out of the page with rich, stunning color; the illustrations are reminiscent of ones you might see on a children’s television show.
Parents and children who read this book together will want to talk about what stealing really means. In the book, when Ephan takes honey from the beehive, it is treated as theft. But in real life, when a professional beekeeper removes honey from a beehive, taking the honey is a good and ethical thing to do. Another part of the book that parents may want to discuss with their children is the very last page, when [spoiler alert!] Ephan’s friend Barney is stung by a swarm of bees because he took their honey and put it in his canteen. The stinging is the bees’ way of getting the honey back, and presumably a way for the author to show that Barney deserves to be punished for his actions. But in real life, getting stung by a swarm of bees is no laughing matter – even if the recipient is the bad guy. This book could act as a good conversation starter for parents and kids.
*I received this book for review*
Parents and children who read this book together will want to talk about what stealing really means. In the book, when Ephan takes honey from the beehive, it is treated as theft. But in real life, when a professional beekeeper removes honey from a beehive, taking the honey is a good and ethical thing to do. Another part of the book that parents may want to discuss with their children is the very last page, when [spoiler alert!] Ephan’s friend Barney is stung by a swarm of bees because he took their honey and put it in his canteen. The stinging is the bees’ way of getting the honey back, and presumably a way for the author to show that Barney deserves to be punished for his actions. But in real life, getting stung by a swarm of bees is no laughing matter – even if the recipient is the bad guy. This book could act as a good conversation starter for parents and kids.
*I received this book for review*
October 4, 2016
Ephan is a young, silly elephant, who likes to do daft things. He is also addicted to honey. He puts it on everything, including eating 100 pancakes with it on. He also drinks it.
Whilst at the beach with his friends Sid, Jilly and Billy, Ephan has his honey stolen by bully, Barney. Distraught, Ephan’s friends try to cheer him up, but whilst doing so Ephan notices a bee hive. With temptation too strong, he can’t resist taking the bee’s honey, even against Sid’s warnings. But when the bee’s return home, they are mad and want to find the honey thief.
What will happen to poor little Ephan if the bee’s discover it was him who stole the honey?
Silly Elephant – Peace with Bees, is a young children’s book about learning what’s right and wrong. Ephan thinks that because someone stole his honey, that it is okay to steal someone else’s. He has a very sensible friend in Sid who tries to teach him that two wrongs don’t make a right, and that stealing is still stealing, even if someone has done it to you first.
Ephan learns a valuable lesson in life, that stealing is bad and that it hurts people, and bees. He also learns that it takes a brave person to admit that they were wrong, and to wholeheartedly say sorry, and to try to make things right.
It is a sweet book with a good life’s lesson in it. I would though have loved to have seen some illustrations throughout. This would have really brought the story to life.
Reviewed by Stacey at www.whisperingstories.com
Whilst at the beach with his friends Sid, Jilly and Billy, Ephan has his honey stolen by bully, Barney. Distraught, Ephan’s friends try to cheer him up, but whilst doing so Ephan notices a bee hive. With temptation too strong, he can’t resist taking the bee’s honey, even against Sid’s warnings. But when the bee’s return home, they are mad and want to find the honey thief.
What will happen to poor little Ephan if the bee’s discover it was him who stole the honey?
Silly Elephant – Peace with Bees, is a young children’s book about learning what’s right and wrong. Ephan thinks that because someone stole his honey, that it is okay to steal someone else’s. He has a very sensible friend in Sid who tries to teach him that two wrongs don’t make a right, and that stealing is still stealing, even if someone has done it to you first.
Ephan learns a valuable lesson in life, that stealing is bad and that it hurts people, and bees. He also learns that it takes a brave person to admit that they were wrong, and to wholeheartedly say sorry, and to try to make things right.
It is a sweet book with a good life’s lesson in it. I would though have loved to have seen some illustrations throughout. This would have really brought the story to life.
Reviewed by Stacey at www.whisperingstories.com
December 17, 2016
What a wonderful story and message for readers in this second installment of the Silly Elephant series by Nadh Poduri. Of course, the illustrations are fabulous and manage to convey plenty of expression and emotion to go along with the various scenes in the story.
The story -- I adore Ephan the elephant, and this time readers find out that Ephan loves honey. "Love" almost doesn't seem like a strong enough word for how Ephan feels, and his not being content with having just a little honey is what gets him into some trouble. The story teaches morals and consequences without being heavy-handed, and it has a nice little summary check-list at the end to help young readers recall Ephan's adventure.
The story is well written and cleanly edited, and inquisitive minds (young and old) are likely to want to learn more about bees and the honey-making process after reading this story. For example, after reading the story, I wondered if a particular bee colony would actually accept or integrate into a comb where the honey wasn't their own. Any book that inspires research and learning always gets kudos from me.
I recommend this book for children ages four to seven. As always, I recommend an adult read along with the child to reinforce the content and answer questions that might arise.
Thank you to the author for providing and eBook copy to me in exchange for my honest opinion -- the only kind I give. It was a pleasure to read, and I look forward to the next Ephan story!
The story -- I adore Ephan the elephant, and this time readers find out that Ephan loves honey. "Love" almost doesn't seem like a strong enough word for how Ephan feels, and his not being content with having just a little honey is what gets him into some trouble. The story teaches morals and consequences without being heavy-handed, and it has a nice little summary check-list at the end to help young readers recall Ephan's adventure.
The story is well written and cleanly edited, and inquisitive minds (young and old) are likely to want to learn more about bees and the honey-making process after reading this story. For example, after reading the story, I wondered if a particular bee colony would actually accept or integrate into a comb where the honey wasn't their own. Any book that inspires research and learning always gets kudos from me.
I recommend this book for children ages four to seven. As always, I recommend an adult read along with the child to reinforce the content and answer questions that might arise.
Thank you to the author for providing and eBook copy to me in exchange for my honest opinion -- the only kind I give. It was a pleasure to read, and I look forward to the next Ephan story!
October 9, 2016
A special shout out to Venumadhav (Illustrator) & Ranjith (Graphic Designer).
Ephan is quite the silly elephant. He lives with his Elephant mom on the island of Moonar.
His best friends are: Sid, Billy, & Jilly.
As you will see in Ephan’s adventures he is not quite the angel his mother & friends want him to be.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one. All thoughts & opinions are entirely my own.
A very awesome book cover, colored picture, great font & writing style. A very well written children’s lesson learned book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s movie, animated cartoon, or better yet a mini TV series. A very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free Goodreads; Making Connections; Author; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Ephan is quite the silly elephant. He lives with his Elephant mom on the island of Moonar.
His best friends are: Sid, Billy, & Jilly.
As you will see in Ephan’s adventures he is not quite the angel his mother & friends want him to be.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one. All thoughts & opinions are entirely my own.
A very awesome book cover, colored picture, great font & writing style. A very well written children’s lesson learned book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great children’s movie, animated cartoon, or better yet a mini TV series. A very easy rating of 5 stars.
Thank you for the free Goodreads; Making Connections; Author; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
October 3, 2016
received in exchange for a honest review.
The story was adorable. It is about ephan and how he loves honey. One day Ephan is bullied and it makes him angry. When playing with friends he sees a way to get back what was taken from the bully. Except he is hurting someone else and his friends don’t like this. Ephan learns a lesson for those who he took from show him that it was wrong and that alot of hard work goes into what he took. Ephan apologizes and sees what he did was wrong that taking from others is not nice and can hurt others as well.
The story is a great entertaining story while teaching a lesson about bullying and taking without permission. It helps little ones learn right from wrong and how to own up to your actions and say sorry when you do bad.
The pictures are adorable and so expressive. I love the colors they are so vibrant as are ephan and his friends. A wonderfully written, adorably written and drawn story that endears you to this little Elephant Ephan as he learns different lessons and entertains as well as teaches us things.
The story was adorable. It is about ephan and how he loves honey. One day Ephan is bullied and it makes him angry. When playing with friends he sees a way to get back what was taken from the bully. Except he is hurting someone else and his friends don’t like this. Ephan learns a lesson for those who he took from show him that it was wrong and that alot of hard work goes into what he took. Ephan apologizes and sees what he did was wrong that taking from others is not nice and can hurt others as well.
The story is a great entertaining story while teaching a lesson about bullying and taking without permission. It helps little ones learn right from wrong and how to own up to your actions and say sorry when you do bad.
The pictures are adorable and so expressive. I love the colors they are so vibrant as are ephan and his friends. A wonderfully written, adorably written and drawn story that endears you to this little Elephant Ephan as he learns different lessons and entertains as well as teaches us things.
October 11, 2016
This is a charming story about a young elephant who loves honey and the problems he encounters when he tries to get more.
The author does an excellent job explaining why it’s not right to steal something just because you want it. The author also touches on the subject of bullying. Friendship, compassion and understanding are also blended into the story. The lessons are taught in such a manner youngsters will have fun while they learn.
The bright, colorful drawings throughout the book enhance the story. The beautiful illustrations will easily hold youngsters’ attention as the story unfolds.
SILLY ELEPHANT - PEACE WITH BEES is a light-hearted, inspiring story youngsters of all ages will enjoy.
FTC Full Disclosure – A copy of this book was sent to me by the author. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review. The thoughts are completely my own and given honestly and freely.
The author does an excellent job explaining why it’s not right to steal something just because you want it. The author also touches on the subject of bullying. Friendship, compassion and understanding are also blended into the story. The lessons are taught in such a manner youngsters will have fun while they learn.
The bright, colorful drawings throughout the book enhance the story. The beautiful illustrations will easily hold youngsters’ attention as the story unfolds.
SILLY ELEPHANT - PEACE WITH BEES is a light-hearted, inspiring story youngsters of all ages will enjoy.
FTC Full Disclosure – A copy of this book was sent to me by the author. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review. The thoughts are completely my own and given honestly and freely.
September 23, 2016
Peace with Bees by Nadh Poduri
Book starts out introducing the elephant and all his friends so you will become familiar with them if you've not read other books by the author.
Ephan is a blue elephant and he loves to eat his breakfast and then head to the beach with his friends.
Book is a children's book that is very colorful. Typical day at the beach and the bully takes his honey bottle, again.
They discover the bee hive and there is going to be trouble. Watch how Ephan handles it....
More games and activities are on a clickable link at the end.
I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
Book starts out introducing the elephant and all his friends so you will become familiar with them if you've not read other books by the author.
Ephan is a blue elephant and he loves to eat his breakfast and then head to the beach with his friends.
Book is a children's book that is very colorful. Typical day at the beach and the bully takes his honey bottle, again.
They discover the bee hive and there is going to be trouble. Watch how Ephan handles it....
More games and activities are on a clickable link at the end.
I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
October 8, 2016
SILLY ELEPHANT LEARN THE HARD WAY NOT TO STEAL HONEY FROM BEES
I enjoyed this story and thought that it had a very valuable lesson in it for this age level and up,So, I would like to recommend this for four stars and for kids ages 4-10 &+. I disliked the fact that the print size was just too small for these kids or for whoever may be the one reading this to kids beginning at 4 years old and up to say six years of age.
I received this ebook for free through Kindle Unlimited program and was told about this thru Reviewst prople, and now in return is my honest review. GREAT JOB Nadh! By Angela
I enjoyed this story and thought that it had a very valuable lesson in it for this age level and up,So, I would like to recommend this for four stars and for kids ages 4-10 &+. I disliked the fact that the print size was just too small for these kids or for whoever may be the one reading this to kids beginning at 4 years old and up to say six years of age.
I received this ebook for free through Kindle Unlimited program and was told about this thru Reviewst prople, and now in return is my honest review. GREAT JOB Nadh! By Angela
October 16, 2016
I have the great opportunity today to share a wonderful children's book that has just been released. Peace with Bees is the second children's fiction story written by Nadh Poduri. I believe that you and your little ones will truly enjoy it. BEST OF ALL.... Nadh is giving away 5 Amazon eBook copies of Peace with Bees. Read about the story and enter on my blog to win!
Peace with Bees is such a brightly colored, beautify illustrated book. It draws you right in. The elephants are adorable but I absolutely love the bees and how Poduri has them experiencing miscommunication, like that you find when playing the telephone game. So funny. Another personal favorite part of the story is when Poduri uses one of my mom’s oft-used sayings to help get across a moral point. “Two wrongs don’t make a right!”
II’m not an expert on bees by any means but I had an opportunity about a year ago to spend an afternoon with my family visiting with a beekeeper. We learned about the process from start to finish. A large part of our afternoon was hands-on. It was an incredible day. If you ever have an opportunity like that, snatch it up. I was just as fascinated, if not more so than my kids and they absolutely loved the experience. While Peace with Bees is not a story focused on the bees but on the friendship and the choices of its primary characters, the elephants, there is a bit of information about bees given in the story as well. Therefore, with my new found expertise from my four-hour education in hand ;) I took to searching the web as I thought that maybe there were a couple of incorrect representations of the queen bee in the story. These aren’t a big deal at all really and without at least one of them it would have been more difficult for Poduri to get across his point. But in case you and your child would like to take an adventure into the world of bees, you can allow the book to be the springboard that takes you there.
When I began googling how to teach kids about bees the amount of information available was mind-blowing. I cannot speak to the authority of these sources but here are two fun places to start that I think would be enjoyed by you and your kid(s).
Bees…A Pre-school Study
The YouTube channel All Things Animals has a video that gives a quick overview of the life of bees. It also has incredible video close-ups of the bees gathering nectar. It is about three minutes long making it great for those with short attention spans.
For the grownups, I found some great information at Acbees Apiaries . Here you will find information about the three different types of bees in a hive, the queen bee, drones, and worker bees. There are also some great photos of bees swarming. BuzzAboutBees
also has some great information.
Now back to a couple of things about queen bees in the story that aren’t quite right.
First, Poduri places the queen bee outside of the beehive. The nest was empty and so Ephan was able to steal the honey. As the queen bee leads the other bees back to the nest she is the first to notice that the honey had all been stolen. In actuality, the queen bee likely wouldn’t have been found outside of the nest. I learned that the primary reason a queen bee would leave is because there are abundant resources available, which has led to too many bees in the nest for comfort. The workers then create a new queen bee. Two queens aren’t welcome in one nest and so the old queen bee takes off with a portion of the bees and the colony will split in two. This action is called swarming.
The queen bee may also be found outside of the nest if she is injured or dying, or because the hive is threatened and all of the bees leave.
Second, the queen bee is not “in charge” or the leader, a common misconception. Her sole responsibility is to lay eggs. It would have been best if Poduri had used a worker bee to make the discovery of the theft.
Bees aside, Peace with Bees is a great book. I happily recommend it for you and your child. Also, Poduri has provided a great website, Jet Pops, where you can find additional resources such as coloring pages and games along with information on upcoming books.
I received a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. My thanks to Nadh Poduri.
For all of my reviews visit Blessed and Bewildered
Peace with Bees is such a brightly colored, beautify illustrated book. It draws you right in. The elephants are adorable but I absolutely love the bees and how Poduri has them experiencing miscommunication, like that you find when playing the telephone game. So funny. Another personal favorite part of the story is when Poduri uses one of my mom’s oft-used sayings to help get across a moral point. “Two wrongs don’t make a right!”
II’m not an expert on bees by any means but I had an opportunity about a year ago to spend an afternoon with my family visiting with a beekeeper. We learned about the process from start to finish. A large part of our afternoon was hands-on. It was an incredible day. If you ever have an opportunity like that, snatch it up. I was just as fascinated, if not more so than my kids and they absolutely loved the experience. While Peace with Bees is not a story focused on the bees but on the friendship and the choices of its primary characters, the elephants, there is a bit of information about bees given in the story as well. Therefore, with my new found expertise from my four-hour education in hand ;) I took to searching the web as I thought that maybe there were a couple of incorrect representations of the queen bee in the story. These aren’t a big deal at all really and without at least one of them it would have been more difficult for Poduri to get across his point. But in case you and your child would like to take an adventure into the world of bees, you can allow the book to be the springboard that takes you there.
When I began googling how to teach kids about bees the amount of information available was mind-blowing. I cannot speak to the authority of these sources but here are two fun places to start that I think would be enjoyed by you and your kid(s).
Bees…A Pre-school Study
The YouTube channel All Things Animals has a video that gives a quick overview of the life of bees. It also has incredible video close-ups of the bees gathering nectar. It is about three minutes long making it great for those with short attention spans.
For the grownups, I found some great information at Acbees Apiaries . Here you will find information about the three different types of bees in a hive, the queen bee, drones, and worker bees. There are also some great photos of bees swarming. BuzzAboutBees
also has some great information.
Now back to a couple of things about queen bees in the story that aren’t quite right.
First, Poduri places the queen bee outside of the beehive. The nest was empty and so Ephan was able to steal the honey. As the queen bee leads the other bees back to the nest she is the first to notice that the honey had all been stolen. In actuality, the queen bee likely wouldn’t have been found outside of the nest. I learned that the primary reason a queen bee would leave is because there are abundant resources available, which has led to too many bees in the nest for comfort. The workers then create a new queen bee. Two queens aren’t welcome in one nest and so the old queen bee takes off with a portion of the bees and the colony will split in two. This action is called swarming.
The queen bee may also be found outside of the nest if she is injured or dying, or because the hive is threatened and all of the bees leave.
Second, the queen bee is not “in charge” or the leader, a common misconception. Her sole responsibility is to lay eggs. It would have been best if Poduri had used a worker bee to make the discovery of the theft.
Bees aside, Peace with Bees is a great book. I happily recommend it for you and your child. Also, Poduri has provided a great website, Jet Pops, where you can find additional resources such as coloring pages and games along with information on upcoming books.
I received a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. My thanks to Nadh Poduri.
For all of my reviews visit Blessed and Bewildered
February 18, 2017
What I liked: Silly Elephant – Peace with Bees is a cute book. I enjoyed the story and the understated lessons. I really enjoyed learning about honey and how it’s made.
What I didn’t like: I grabbed the Kindle Unlimited version and personally think the words are too small. Plus since it’s just comprised of pictures/graphics, not actual text it’s painful to enlarge. But that’s just a formatting thing and NOT about the book itself.
I did find the equations a bit odd, but again, that’s just a “me” thing because I know it’s something my son would have loved as a pre-schooler.
I also enjoyed checking out the book’s website jetpops.com The images and writing there will give you a good idea about how Nadh Poduri writes.
What I didn’t like: I grabbed the Kindle Unlimited version and personally think the words are too small. Plus since it’s just comprised of pictures/graphics, not actual text it’s painful to enlarge. But that’s just a formatting thing and NOT about the book itself.
I did find the equations a bit odd, but again, that’s just a “me” thing because I know it’s something my son would have loved as a pre-schooler.
I also enjoyed checking out the book’s website jetpops.com The images and writing there will give you a good idea about how Nadh Poduri writes.
October 2, 2016
Ephan is absolutely adorable!
I really enjoy reading children's books and offering my opinion and reviews. This book is a wonderful book about Ephan, an elephant who absolutely loves honey. ("Yum yum, honey!"). He thought that bees are "the best cooks ever", and was completely fascinated by them. He is bullied by another elephant, who takes his honey, and it upsets him so much, it ruins his day. It's a good story with a good moral, about taking things that don't belong. The story also teaches about bees and honey. Any young child who likes elephants or is interested in learning through a story, would like this book. The graphics are amazing and they also tell the story.
I really enjoy reading children's books and offering my opinion and reviews. This book is a wonderful book about Ephan, an elephant who absolutely loves honey. ("Yum yum, honey!"). He thought that bees are "the best cooks ever", and was completely fascinated by them. He is bullied by another elephant, who takes his honey, and it upsets him so much, it ruins his day. It's a good story with a good moral, about taking things that don't belong. The story also teaches about bees and honey. Any young child who likes elephants or is interested in learning through a story, would like this book. The graphics are amazing and they also tell the story.
October 16, 2016
Here's what you look for in a children's book: A simple plot, large doses of fiction and some lessons to be learnt. The tricky part is slipping those lessons in, without sounding too didactic, and with a conspicuous absence of complexities that dig deeper than the kid's mind can take. And at some level, it seems like the right way: if we simplify the hard lessons in life, it would be easier to adopt them. And on top of it, such beautiful illustrations. They are adorable beyond words can describe.
Also the book is really to the point and succinct in that it eliminates anything extraneous and keeps the focus on all the right themes.
Also the book is really to the point and succinct in that it eliminates anything extraneous and keeps the focus on all the right themes.
December 7, 2016
A fun story of an elephant who loves honey. He loves it so much it's all he think about. This gets him in trouble when he takes some that isn't his. Luckily his friends are there to let him know taking what's not hiss is wrong and has consequences. Sometimes those consequences hurt.
Overall a great story for kids with a great lesson. The pictures are great and colorful.
Overall a great story for kids with a great lesson. The pictures are great and colorful.
April 14, 2017
5 Star Book.
This was a very cute book about an elephant that loved honey.Great illustrations and teaches about not taking something that's not yours.My grandaughter loved this book.I recommend it as a good read for children.
This was a very cute book about an elephant that loved honey.Great illustrations and teaches about not taking something that's not yours.My grandaughter loved this book.I recommend it as a good read for children.
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